Spring jaw trap



Nov. 9, 1943. AF, sI TAYLOR 2,333,828

SPRING JAW TRAP Filed Feb.`27, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 9, 1943.

F. s. TAYLOR 2,333,828

SPRING JAw TRAP Filed Feb. 27, 1942 s sheets-sheet 2 NOV 9, 1943 F. s. TAYLOR SPRING JAW TRAP Filed Feb. 2v. 1942 3 Shesats-SheefI 5 El INVENTOR.

Y thegtrap inits set position.. 'l

Patented Nov. 9, `1943 'u l Applicationfebrrir jioiaims. y (Cirie-L88? nisin is. mounted, to theendtheit foreigntmatter `provide ia: trap. including a `trudy;portion .in 'the "form ofaazhousing inlwiiiclr the trigger mechat- ,Wliichg would otherwisez. prevent.m retardivthe v operationzof `the trap, will be. exclu working, partsoi the trap; s

1 .A ifurther..` objectv of the.: invention: is. "to pro'- vide a trap-:formen may be concealed.v to fa better advantage; than trazllsnow .in common use, climi-i- -nating the use ,oficoveringfpapernr canvas for concealing purposes',V andretthe's'arne 1 time eliminating. the danger "of `tneirsolsfor brush used in :concealing the trap; obstructing: thefmovernents fofvthexjawsthereof.' :i "7 .',Withthe foregoing and otherobjectsrinview whichI lwili` '1 ,appear as y,the description fproceels, the invention consists. of certainlnovel Vdetails of construction and coniloinativons of .parts :hereinafter `'more full-y described? andg pointed: out. in

the claims', 1itxbeing ,understoodthat' changes ded from; the

maybe made in the constructionLan-darrange- `v .ment of parts' without departingfrom 'ofthe invention as claimed. 1 *.Refei'ringltov thekdrawings y y w Figure 1 isa plan View. of' a trap c'nstriicted jin accordance .with .the `1Linvention; "illustrating Figure 2 is a sectional'view Vt 2-2 of Figure 1. v .Figure 3. is a sectionalview 3--3 of'Figure 1;.

Figure 4a is` a: transverse: se the trap villustrating thelatches and jaws; after the trap has.beensprung.` f'

Figure v51s a sectional view of Figure 4. Y i

Figure 6 is a 1:erspectivel-V views illustratingvthe vertically movable jaW-Uperatingmeans.. i Figure 7 is aplanview of'fal modified form of the invention. i

Figure 8 is a sectional `of Figure 7. v

Figure 9 is a sectional view -of Figure 7. f

Referring to thedrawings in detail, `thewtrap comprises .a body 5 which isrhcllom andpreferably circular in formation: The upper 'edge of aken on `the line Ataloen on ther iine view taken'on. `linef 8:--8

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the* spirit c nenn view through "tekenen i L menaant, .20 y

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many "openings t'oeiafcc f anti vvrtically inova le jaw-'actuating members fil".

ng movement of thefjtueuiar memberszz forth@ vertically ovable j Wf-atiiatingfrnembeisE; tfi Vlower einen wenn members f l 2211 being `'vein-tream 'movable a ctuatmgfmembefs s; the

. tinttingY barsfZB being brovidd Witliextensions Vto the body v5 is `extended inwardly` as 'et i" provide "thatvplloiid seats for the coiled 'springs 3U. These coiled springs ;3ii,"being positioned between the extensionsfZB'and latchimembers 21, normally* act tourgethelatch members into engagement with the notches 2li,V holding tlieverti'call'y movable jaw-actuating ineinbei'sf in their set positions.V f A `The-latchfmemloers are also formed With fingers 3| thatare engaged by tliefingersBZ arising from me"i1o'tenaitmeting bars '28;l fneiiersinoieated at 33 are mounted on the inner forked ends of the secured-within tnefilbottom" ofthe housingfor,

etes'. -iIUnstanning-V nnlgers "lo Ii of the 1i engagetnel-free one directionqf nnsingfrrom i lng' bar @which besar@ alsopivie j ally mounted Within `openings of the posts 18,111- 

